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holy roman empire

/ˈhoʊli ˈɹoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
holy ro-man em-pire
IPA
/ˈhoʊli ˈɹoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ/
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former polity and medieval empire forming a loose conglomeration of largely independent mostly Germanic entities in Central Europe from at least 962 C.E. until 1806.

Etymology

Calque of German Heiliges Römisches Reich and Medieval Latin Sacrum Rōmānum Imperium.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhoʊli ˈɹoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ/
  • British English: /ˈhəʊli ˈɹəʊmən ˈɛmpaɪə/

Inflected Forms

the Holy Roman Empire (canonical) HRE (abbreviation)

Phrases

Holy Roman Emperor Holy Roman Empress

Frequently Paired Words

Holy Roman Emperor Holy Roman Empress

Synonyms

First Reich Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation

Questions

How do you pronounce holy roman empire?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoʊli ˈɹoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ/.
What does holy roman empire mean?
A former polity and medieval empire forming a loose conglomeration of largely independent mostly Germanic entities in Central Europe from at least 962 C.E. until 1806.
Where does holy roman empire come from?
Calque of German Heiliges Römisches Reich and Medieval Latin Sacrum Rōmānum Imperium.

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